Ralph bbownson



Patented Aug. 19, 1924 UNITED STATES RALPH BB-OWNSON, OF HASTIN GS, MINNESOTA.

BAG.

Application filed December To all whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH BRowNsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hastings, in the county of Dakota and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bags, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to bags, and more particularly to an improved carrying bag for containing and transporting merchandise.

In bags for transporting merchandise wherein a cord is used as a carrying means, difliculty has been experienced in making a bag which would support the weight of the bag and contents by either handle, and which would not permit the walls of the bag to sag down and fold against the cord.

An object of the present invention is to improve and strengthen a bag having a cord as a carrying means.

A furt-her object is to prevent slippage of the carrying cord while maintaining the strength of the bag and associated parts.

In order to attain these objects, there is provided, in accordance with one embodiment of this invention, a bag having a plurality of carrying cords arranged to pro- Vide double strands thereof at the top of the bag to form handles, and single strands thereof around the bottom of the bag to support the bag and contents.

These and other features of the invention not specifically me-ntioned will be apparent from the following description and the accoinpanying drawings, wherein:

F igure 1, is a view in perspective of a carrying bag embodying one form of the invention.

F igure 2, is a View, also in perspective, of the cords thereof; and

F igure 3, is a partial detail view.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 10 represents a bag which may be of paper.

The upper portion 11 of the bag is folded as illustrated, and between this folded portion and the walls of the bag itself are inserted support members 12, which may be of cardboard.

In the form illustrated, cords 13 and 14, which are preferably of twisted paper, are placed in parallel loops around the bottom of the bag, run through the apertures 15 and 16, respectively, into the interior of the bag, up the side walls thereof, and out again through the apertures 17 and 18, said 10, 1923. serial No. 879,611.

apertures being formed in the support members 12. of the projecting portions is looped over to a point adjacent that at which the other projecting cord on the same side of the bag emerges from the interior of the bag. This forms a handle of double strand, the looped portions thereof being coeXtensive. The staples 19 embrace both cords on the outside of the bag and the upturned end of the cord which terminates at that point, on the inside of the bag.

The end of each terminating cord on each side of the bag is looped around the supports 12, as best illustrated in Figure 2, and anchored by the wire staples 19, passing through the support members 12 and around the cords on opposite sides of said members.

The single strand of cord passing down the sides and around the bottom of the bag is amply strong to support, with the aid of the material of which the bag is constructed, a considerable weight of merchandise; and the carrying handles, being of double strand, strengthen a hitherto weak point in bags of this type.

It is apparent, that in using a bag of this type it is sometimes desirable to hold the bag' by one handle and place merchandise therein. This naturally exerts a considerable strain on this handle and the side of the bag on which it is located. A bag constructed in accordance with applicantis in- Vention, however, will easily support a considerable weight of merchandise in this manner.

An important feature of the invention is the method of anchoring the handles to the top of the bag. By passing the cord through openings underneath the supports 12, and anchoring the cord upon both sides of the supports by staples which pass through the supports and embrace the cords upon opposite sides, a particularly strong handle support is secured. I

I am aware that it is old to fasten handles to, members arranged between the folded portion at the top of the bag by stapling the handles directly to such members, but there is not in such constructions the strength and other advantages secured in my construction, wherein the cords are looped around the members 12 and anchored upon opposite sides thereof; and I am also aware that it is old to provide a bag with carryng cords looped around the same, as, for

the bag below The end of each instance, Where cords slidably extend around the bottom of a bag, but in such constructions there is not the bracing of the bag and the sustaining of the load by a lift upon one handle, and other advantages that exist in the construction shown in the drawings herein.

lVhat I claim is:

1. In combination with a bag, bracing means connected to the upper portion of the bag, parallel cords extending through openings in' the Walls of' the bag and around the bottom thereof, handles formed by looping the upper portion of the cords on each side of the bag in opposite directions to be coextensive, a bent portion in each end of each cord supported by the bracing means, and means for fastening the cords to the bracing member and to the bag at each point of crossing of the brac'ing member by the cords.

2. In combination with a bag, a folded portion at the top of the bag, bracing meinbers between such folded portion and the Walls of the bag, a plurality of cords looped under the bottom of the bag and up the sides thereof, openings in the walls of the bag thi'ough which the cords pass into the interior thereof, other op'enings adjacent the bracing members through which the cords emerge from the bag, double strand handle loops formed by placng each projecting cord end in proximity to the point at which the other oord on the same side of the bag emerges from the bag, and means for securing the cords to the bag and to the bracing member.

3. In combination with a bag of the class described, having a folded upper edge, strip supporting members enclosed Within said folded upper edge, oords extending around the bottom of the bag and upwardly beyond the side Walls of the bag in looped form to form handles, the ends of said cords being looped around said strip support-mg members, and fastening means extending through said supporting members and embracing the cords upon opposite sides of said members.

t. In combination with a bag, a pair of cords looped around the bottom of the bag and up the sides thereof to extend above the top of the bag, each extending portion of each cord being looped over to a point adjacent that at which the other cord on the same side of the bag extends above the top of the bag, said looped prtions on each side of the bag being coextensive, and fastening means to secure an end of one strand to an intermediate portion of another strand and to the bag.

In testimony Whereof I aflix my signature.

RALPH BROWN SON. 

